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@jackeber.bsky.social youtu.be/v4SwZtYbLew?…

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@jackeber.bsky.social The Guard is controlled by the state.

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@nytimes.com It’s getting closer to the midterms. Time to crank up the war excuse.

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@ariaa.bsky.social …will kill us.

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@gusmoyer.bsky.social Unlike most companies, Trump’s agencies become less productive and more inefficient over time.

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@kazlefay.bsky.social They waste water like crazy.

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@leftylady.bsky.social The fact that Donnie is trying to call this fake news shows how much it bruised his ego.

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@joyannreid.bsky.social And it’s still the Department of Defense.

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@popoffvalve.bsky.social A post after my own heart.

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@teapainusa.bsky.social Ironic that they cried so much about the weaponization of the government when they were conducting legal and justified investigations. Now every federal agency and many courts are being weaponized against political enemies, illegally and without justification.

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@atrupar.com Pandering to the pedophile.

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@arbazkakkar5.bsky.social Capitalism will kill us all, even the oligarchs eventually.

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@cwebbonline.com I’m beginning to think the military won’t be going all MAGA when the shit hits the fan after all. Donnie and Petey are certainly signaling loud and clear that they don’t give a shit about the military.

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@sandieglo.bsky.social The contractors doing this work must be held accountable. They’re culpable in these destructions.

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@wipjenni.bsky.social Did that boy eat at Taco Bell?

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@rusty54.bsky.social You think that might work? We’d have to catch all the experts before they reach the Canadian border.

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@lu-001.bsky.social 💔

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@mickeykuhns.bsky.social Expect the worst from a crook with his connections.

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@jackeber.bsky.social They’re welcome to come along, but only if they can dance. If they can’t dance, well…

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@jennifershin.bsky.social He hasn’t restored or renovated anything, ever. He only destroys.

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@mmcarthur.bsky.social Thanks, that’s new to me.

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@rightardia.bsky.social Bigots only ever win temporary victories.

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@mmcarthur.bsky.social What’s that style called, or does it have a name?

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@miloandme.bsky.social That was fiction even then.

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@chrislongview.bsky.social He just wants Trump to grab him by the pussy.

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Capitalism will kill us all: half-witted.com

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American fascist “culture” is a paternalistic white pseudo-Christian society to which they’ve added isolationism and sadism.\nThey used to call us “counterculture revolutionaries.\nDamn straight.\nWe still are.

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I don’t know why the living former presidents have chosen to ignore their oath to protect America from foreign and domestic enemies. That oath didn’t dissolve once they were out of office. Yet not one of them has stood up against Trump and led us in opposition. It’s shameful they have not.

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Every time I see pups taken from their mother for adoption or juvenile apes removed from their family group to be relocated, I can’t help but wonder how we’d feel if a “superior” race did that to us. I know it’s often done for good reasons, but we know that, they don’t.

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The worst no-bid contract Donnie ever entered into was the one in which he sold America to Russia and Israel.

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Rod Serling once said, “The real tools of conquest are not bombs or weapons but fear, prejudice, and suspicion”.\nHe could have been describing America in the 21st century.

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Tuesday morning thoughts: half-witted.com

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If we cannot convince every person on the planet that protecting Earth is the most important task ahead of us,\nif we can’t stop those who contaminate the air, ground, and water,\nif we continue to rely on someone else to save us,\nwe’re doomed.

\n

Our extinction is inevitable.

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If you experience a sudden loss of humor and the ability to laugh at your own foibles, i\nf you find yourself resenting others for seeking the same freedoms and rights you enjoy,\nif your angry at everything all the time,\nseek medical help immediately.

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You may be at risk of becoming a Republican.

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Midterms: half-witted.com

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A must have for the progressive dog owner. Support small business.\nwww.smolotov.com

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We need to bring back shunning.

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Oligarchs, rioters who accept Trump’s payout, ICE agents, any and all members of the regime, need to be shunned until the day they die.

\n

They’ve shown no compassion, they get none. No jobs, no homes, no friends.

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Clive and the chicken: half-witted.com

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The rising price of gas doesn’t just affect us at the pump, it affects the cost of trucking goods across the country.

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It affects the cost of flying goods.

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And now that the oil barons know we’ll buy gas for $4-6 a gallon, they won’t rush to lower the price. Why should they?

\n

Give up profits? Hah!

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I have got nothing to do today, I guess I’d better get started.

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I shall begin by putting on pants. That’s an indication I plan on doing something, even when there’s nothing to be done.

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Then I’ll make a list of all the things that I don’t need to do today.

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Then I’ll probably need a nap.

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Seek the truth in all things: half-witted.com

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Trump is an existential threat: half-witted.com

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As long as: half-witted.com

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“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.”

\n

― Anatole France

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Stella, my damaged dog: half-witted.com

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The fantasy of America is over: half-witted.com

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Trump should just create the Department of Trump’s Defense and fill it with all the agencies that once defended the country (DOJ, DHS, DIA, CIA, NSA, FBI, the military…). End the pretense that those agencies have any other mandate.

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I’m an atheist and humanist.\nI support the people of Gaza but not Hamas.\nI support the people of Israel but not Netanyahu.\nI support oppressed people everywhere but not their oppressors. That applies to America as well.\nThat which divides us is evil.\nThat which unites us is good.

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Our political system is broken.\nOur economic system is broken.\nOur financial system is broken.\nOur trust in those in power is broken.\nOur legal system is broken.\nOur society is broken.

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It’s difficult for good people to imagine just how bad the bad people can be.

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